Book ID: 117573
Ramakrishna, T. M. and A. N. Sringeswara
Contributions to the Flora of Karnataka (The family Apocynaceae- subfamilies Asclepiadoideae, Periplocoideae and Secamonoideae). 2025. illus. III, 201 p. gr8vo. Hardcove.
Presents a historical account of the classification of the family Apocynaceae, including the subfamilies Asclepiadoideae, Periplocoideae, and Secamonoideae.Provides a comprehensive description of these subfamilies, followed by detailed accounts of their tribes, subtribes, genera and species. Covers nomenclature, morphological characteristics, type information, examined specimens, chromosome numbers, and other essential details, including distribution patterns, local and vernacular names, and species-specific uses. Covers 95 taxa, comprising 29 genera, two subspecies, and two varieties recorded in Karnataka. A purely alpha-taxonomic study.